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Sally Nyolo
(Cameroon)
Biography
Sally Nyolo began her international career as one of the singers of Zap Mama,
a Belgium-based group of a-cappella singers, led by the Belgian-Congolese
Marie Daulne. Zap Mama was extremely successful during the 1990s, and Sally was part of it from late 1992
till late 1996. But before that, Sally Nyolo was active as backing vocal and singer on many records and concerts of
Toure Kunda, Princesse Erika and others.
After she left Zap Mama, her musical talents, both as singer and as composer, developed further. This enabled her to bring out several solo albums, largely drawing on the same musical sphere as Zap Mama, but increasing the use of traditional rhythms and instruments from the forest region of central Cameroon.
Her vocal abilities are stunning, the musical pictures she is drawing are intriguing...
• Musicians on « Multiculti »:
Sally Nyolo (vocals, backing vocals, percussion)
Jean-Daniel Manga (bass, guitar, balafon)
Salvador Douezy (guitar)
Gildas Becquet (guitar)
and many others.
Born: 1965, in Eyem-Meyong (near Monatélé)
Style: African vocal, folk, bikutsi
After she left Zap Mama, her musical talents, both as singer and as composer, developed further. This enabled her to bring out several solo albums, largely drawing on the same musical sphere as Zap Mama, but increasing the use of traditional rhythms and instruments from the forest region of central Cameroon.
Her vocal abilities are stunning, the musical pictures she is drawing are intriguing...
• Musicians on « Multiculti »:
Sally Nyolo (vocals, backing vocals, percussion)
Jean-Daniel Manga (bass, guitar, balafon)
Salvador Douezy (guitar)
Gildas Becquet (guitar)
and many others.
Born: 1965, in Eyem-Meyong (near Monatélé)
Style: African vocal, folk, bikutsi
Sally Nyolo
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| Mvetkora | 2016 | Akaman | Sally Nyolo & Djeli Moussa Diawara |
| Tiger Run | 2014 | World Music Network TUG1085 | |
| La nuit à Fébé | 2011 | RCA Victor / Sony Music | |
| Mémoire du monde | 2007 | Skycap Records | |
| Zaïone | 2002 | Lusafrica 36278-2 | |
| Beti | 2000 | Lusafrica | |
| Multiculti | 1998 | BMG Tropical Music 68.995 | |
| Tribu | 1996 | Lusafrica | Also Tropical Music 68.997 (1998, D) |
Sources
www.sallynyolo.fr
www.sallynyolo.fr
Page added April 2000